El balcó, 2024 

El balcó  tests the relations between architecture and power by means of a (grotesque) fictionalisation of how balconies have been used as a feature of political discourse. Two ‘gegants’ engage in a dialogue using gestures, sounds and dancing. One of them leans out over the balcony on the main façade of the MACBA, while other remains at ground level in Plaça dels Àngels. The character’s design is based on drawings made during a workshop conducted by Jordi Colomer with kids from the Casal dels Infants del Raval, a centre for children and youngsters who live near the Museum where the activity is taking place.

CREDITS

Design of the gegants: 3rd and 4th year primary school children in group 1 of the Casal dels Infants del Raval: Saif Ahmad, Iyam Akthar, Mushfiqul Alam, Althea Lucas Batuyan, Labeeba Halim, Tahiya (Tuba) Hoq, Mahrus (Sunan) Hossain, Jaber Hossain Sarder Akter, Andrei Gabriel Isla Lucero, Japjeet Kaur, Romaan Mahmood, Zayan Mahmood, Kamil Muzzamil, Nizum Nath, Ashwa Noor, Kristine Payaban Jeminez, Deilis Mariana Perez Perez, Ashfak Rana Begum, Sara Sheikh, Udayveer Singh 
Construction of the giants: Eudald Ferré 
Music by: Adrià Bauzó 
Executive production by: Oriol Caba 
Produced by: MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona